NATIONAL ARCHIVES

IRELAND

Reference Code: 2007/111/1867

Creation Date(s): 10-12 November 1976

Extent and medium: 7 pages

Creator(s): Department of Foreign Affairs

Access Conditions: Open

Copyright: National Archives, Ireland. May only be

reproduced with the written permission of the

Director of the National Archives.

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()._ November 1976

Dear Assistant Secretary

I am enclosing for your information a note by Hr 0 'Brien on

a rec~:1t ccnvcrse.tion u:i.th .Alan Goulty, Second C'ecrctary at

the FCO. The note eoniains a number of pointn vrhich 't-;il.J.

be of intcrcrt to the Dcp~rtmcnt .

Yours sincerely

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John H. F. c~::mpbell Minister Plenipotentiary

!·1r Sean Donlon

Affairs

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(~ November 1976

Dear Assistant Secretary

I am enclosing for your information a note by Hr 0 ' Brien on

a recent conversation ,dt~ Alan Goulty, Second Secretary at

the FeO . The note eoniains a nwu'bcr of poinb3 ""hich t.;ill

be of intcTcd to thc Dcpc.:rtmCi.1t .

Yours sincerely

IL ~~ John H. F . C'.:impbell Mi n i ster Plenipotentiary

l-1r Seli...l1 Donlon Assi~tcnt Scc=etary Anelo-Iri~h 3ection

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to me,in-'..::ain n YEry strOlJC ir~ tE:rcst ~..n Eortli.~rn TrE'lc.nC.

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to e.p})roache 8 iX'OM US 011 1\:c)rthf:rn Irel£.ncl the11 E6 ~~YO -

and luncheo "7:L th h:i.n fro~ time to t11uOu nee.vG eJ.f:w

phones 11i1:.1 ;;:'ai:::-ly r~Ct:...1R..rl~.r at tho ,For~iGn Offico Cll

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i'cf:ling g it' it €Aie:ts II shouJd ree.cn her t)

Goul 1;;,- rlOl:~btEo. very l;Juch tb::.:. t \nlf tolf.u co;}:tirrctecl to

m~5.ntDill P. cl.cd;n-':.lE.cL in.tercGt in ]':orthe!'u Ir618tJd Hllcl hv

Got the impressir,1 n froD Ke8.'t;"c that Nort.he~:n Irelend ,·;at.:

not di~; (;u.sGed. in any <2c"L8.il or ilJCf~d Ht 811:1 1.E:!·1[;th at

Shadov Cabinet meetinus o , ,

an imprE:s8~!..on I rocciYecl from Vich8.el EE:~~el thlC at a

t-.'hen l'icrthel'u IrGl~_nQ i:::

discussed it if; G 01:.1 ty' El :i.r~p1~0. Gsion the:c \';hi't61a'; (:;t;;·YG

yery 1i t';~le.

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to mr:in"cai1"J n 'VEry strCl'lC' ir<tercst ~.n l~ortli.{;rn Ire1c.nL

and. '\t~::'~lo he ,\-Tas oby5.OI.,H~·ly Dot ill f). por:;~_tio:a to ':'n::.'l1:.cr:.cc..

current Conr:cryc::.t:"v'e thinl:inc at S110.0.01: C8.1)irw·c 1 C"l;"'£, 1 ~

he was ap irnpcrtont person to keep in ~ind since on curX'011t e;:}!GctaJCiol18 he 'fiould oe the n(.;:-';:; Fc.::,c:~c;n Sec::-c ·c ;~ :,- ~- t;-

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HiFJ only ob~-: crvr:.tio~

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envts:::~t:Oc'. by those 1-:ho c pccuJ:p·bJ on the :J.sr-mc, r:ou~<l

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'r:ith ::r.-egc.....rJ to tiK~ Qu.iglE::~.- llepGI'"'v C: o-ul.ty to~L<l me: ... d!G.-'.;

he h~i.d 1een t~c!::e(1_ to Bur,l:·,:i . ..1c c r;E~:: :t"\'CJt:i.ons on ti1e rey;c::-t

roecrdeQ it bO ~ coo~ be~iG !or Ciscus~icn and ui~e~

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on tho x·cpoJ.'t b\..•.t :L~lrfol~:- r.~c:cL:i.n.~~ ' ' hJ.,.8 of nch::..eY:i.t~{_:

itu objectiVEHJ "!.:h:::-m;.ch "c-:e :J.~:' lJelpa . In hi~• m:l. l't.pc::-:-·:;

he c:ut:;:ger-:ted "t}n:::~ the ecoi!ol::t~' of' Korth<::l'll Ircle .. nd f:l:m:;.J.,:~

b e Feen 5.t. the co.!:ri;e~:-~ 0i' the devclop~ncnt of ·tltc ecOL'.Cl:_,j

Yere practical difficultiec jn echicvi1~ this, even i~

a l:i.mi iEd r:c:y ~ since it .v:ould fo~·· c:r_mple l-c dii'i:i cuJ:~

t o e~:i;E:nd the srm-e i.;a;;: free LoJ.:l.clay on expert prcfi tr; ~u

f' j_:r.·ws in rorthe:r.n Irole:-:ncl e.G ct prc-;scnt op€rated in -'..,l,c::

Republic ac J:)ost o:J. tbv o:po:.ctc are d.iJ:(:-c"Le:d to r::2.i:-:::. .:::.~. ·:

l:h.':i. tain.

there \ ~as not o. r;oo6. cc-:.sc:: for connidcrinz, the colA.nt:-j- ::_r.._;

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Ireland H8rc i.d.cnticcl l.~ith tho intcrcstc of the :r:.(,pt~~]_ :: _c

but l.'€.}'C not ah::: .. ys iC.c:ltico.J. \·~it:!:::. the :l..:r.t.·ccresi::s of

t he U.Ko af:l H uholc . It mit;ht be possj_tle i'or c::,:r:.tJy;lG

to hr~vc th~ Green Fov.nd set fiS r.Jl .;xcc::r..s~) rate for tnc \:hclo . of tho :Ccl;=..:.ncl . Incofi\r e.c Korth~~l·n r~~eJ.an.c"l ' s c:-.u.: had -:~c~ h-~ ·~,.·-·"'c .... -~-~d ..... ~. v 't_,. 1' ... 4 r;.; ..,., J -' 1.,\", t..4"'

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grourldc - I \·;as left ,,~i th c ccrtc.in doubt that thin

":ao not 1..ho ,,~holc s'~or~:\

BiFJ only ob~:el'v£.t:i. o:l

\-:e.s th2.t :i.~' the }~ri tiEh GOire:::-nJl:cnt <lecidt;d to vl:it}I':!·£' .. ~;-

he d01).btea vcry L I1.l.cb t ei"<Jen present economic c:2.rCtUnstEUi.C€ C I'l

BS8iotRuce to the Lrea over a 8pecjfi~d period ea

enVi.88.gec, by tbose ,\-,'ho c pccu]:c~te 011 the issue, y; oulcl

be roe.l:teec1 g

'rli th J.'GE;;<'::':CCi to tilG ~IJ,iglE~'- l~epol"''';''; G O'ulty -Go~Lcl rue th.8.-'-i

he hwl Leen tu~}::e(', to ~3Ubl:,i t 0 tE81i.'r..:ti0t1s on the re}!o~t

Vhtle he w~s 8urprise~

the l'eport h ci.O, 1)88n lm bl:Lshed. 'by the G o\'f.':'nmen:G he

roccrdeQ it b8 ~ GOo~ be~iA for eiSCU8(ion and ~ide~

\1I.l0tb.E l' thc b-ubstal!ti8.1 i\wrl Cl x,pqu.:i.rec.1 to fi!'1!J.l1.cC rr ·[~b..:.r

of' the J:'€cOILr:tc rIQe:tions of the: reI-.or-c ,,:,ou.:Lcl bo i'or:thco: ~i :L~l ~'"

thnt c. ch.:b'c..'.'r:c '1.~; l :_- l': '11r C'f': \.,. ~.t. ,~ '" 1.70.,..';''1.'.'''''1' '-"",",1'- nd. h:~ r,~C: ... ""- '- 1: v. ·,i" •• '_,~i.._ .. _" ... J. "'L .... 'W-- - _ ... ~ (- ~ . .. '-

on th(') :t'CPOl't bu:t 1~3.rco1~l Gr.:o1~j.ll~~ "hJ"'8 of nch::"e\""5,HC

i 1;(3 ob jecti V'80 "!.;h:::'ou.c.h IIEe1~~' 11 c:ll p;1 4 In hifi 0\\"). rC'rJo::--:;

he Eu[.;:geF:ted i})e.t the eco.r..oln~! of' KOT.'thern Ireland ~d:.odd 1)0 F:eC-::11 :i,Zl th0 conte;:t ('01' the o.evclop~ncn·i; of 'the eCOr!.(·l~

recoc;ni:::eQ tl1.::::.t th.ere

't"'(~re prc-: c-'cicc.l diff:Lcul ti(:c in achi.oYiuG this'j €\"en :L~

a l:i..mi i;ed r;£Jr ~ cincc it yould fore c~[.mple b~ diff:i.ouJ:i;

to e::i;E:nd the S8.W8 tax free ho]_:i.clay on expert p:cofi t C -'l:U

firlJ!f3 in I~orther.n Irolc~!l..(l C,O f~t prcisent operated i,n "'",!,C] ., b' , .l.epu _L1..C E.8

13rj, ta:tn. most of. -'~h0

there ,:-a8 not 0. bOod. CE~se for cOl1f;5.dcrir..g the countr'j- ::~r-;

a s:i.nglo E:.f;ricul turc:l ".;,ni t v'hcl"e the intei.:'t,-: sto of' Ko:r.~,,;:':;-:·.'l~

Ir.eland 1'T(;:ro i.c.cn.tic81 l.~ith the intGrcstc of the R(,pt~~]_ :'_o

lJU.t ".'e~~·c not ah::;:Yfi iclcn:i;icn1 "ri t1::. the in'cE'rests of

the U. Ko 2..S H l;holc. It miGht b0 POl:'sj.1:ile for cJ:r:any:1G

to hr~v0 th'~ Green POl..,nd set as £.:_n ~xch::r{;f) rate for the

,,-hele ' Ol the: Isl;:.:.nd. Incoi'fl.r a.c Korthe)~n I:~elar.;.cl t G C:-:[.~l

had to he prGsontGd nt E~~s3ela

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corrc:or:c.ndunt \>"hich in<Jiec:~·~cd tl·•~!.t the l'ii.:-1~ r:tcr 11<:-~.cl

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hF.:.d been. nch:Lcv€c1. by hi.ww1i' f.c:r I:.r:-:':.sh fif>}Jr~:r·n:en p,nd

tho l::.i: ·; :.'_·l;cd ~:.cl·dr. ·,.~(;l::e nt o:~ ~:hn 1-'c:rc:'.(,n. f~ e c::-'l:: -l;pr~,.- for

about the:) v~li<i~:ty of the lJC'int P E-Ar;; llc thm.:.r.:;ht that th~

cone) itic;~:.; ::or :f.'j_[;Jicrt:•P.!l J-:o:"th o:-- Sm..::r.:1 c:: -~he. 1JorC:.c:c·

\·:-uulc1 1.)c tlte r~nlt•.C , he cons5.<.~G~:eG. ti;2.·l; t~2c OCCi:.f'ion coc::f

h:.:vc bt:~ t:n c.:.n OJ."}lG):·tuni.ty :·?~:r _ur..; to !;r;~.VG r...ou,:;h-G to (-;i.::.;Lnc .::·

~ r··o 1(·,-. 1."-: c•l · ._:·c"1 (). t"'.· .-r-.~;lJC:' Q:",:· ':1, 1'• .. ·- ~; ....... ~ .......... ., • ., ... ~.., ... ·-- ... v .... ~-

hn.C: ::1,_-.(.:~~-+ r···oJ•..: t.·· 1 ~o··.:.·1·, coc~'l r.-rr·.:.-~ '"'! ., __ __ v . , . v .... , '/ v~ v..., " "L· ..., .. G..U..c. v, ..

eros~ tordcr trudcu Oty.-,l···· ,..,;.,.~'=' r..I .. _...L.r.•pc~-,..t. t.·~~-· c•J1 1 ·. ,.,. .. v . ..J.tt". v~,_. o '' l •c .... llt:..•\ .. L: .• I,..' J!AJ .. t ~ . lJv

and 'j..,..~ c·i· ·: Cc" 1 '"'Li..: ,:o·l·+ '·c 1'" ,. r'··' '-"-: • • J. - L·. "' · • ~ • ., • ' IJ { ·, .... U l.J .,. ~ ...... •• ·• ... "• "-"' '""-

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1ikt:ly tbc.t CE:.htlJ. 1·: ould t.nJo tbc W';. tte:: on :-::.rp~~~ to :~.

hj_chcr cour·~ r;..s it. apnor:xccl pr·:i.r .. tG f;:.c:lc t.b.c-/.:; J1ord t1\:.r~ ..:..-=:.cJ C·ibGO!l hr~.d 1Jo.r:e6. L:: r; judc:r-· r:,(~ nt on t:~.u tt:J;1tcn.:vic;:1 o:?

Pe..r1:i.<1J..:'l0llt" in paf:-,::.:i:n.g tlJe cor;!)_)E!nsr..t:i.on lc:.G:J.slut·iono

One of tbe :fun6am<:.:l-~t .. :::.l J.-u1es rc;gurc. inr~ ti.1c Ir:tE::-r-rc-~s."::i.c: ...

of Sto.t1.: tEe by the:: Court o :i.s tbe.t the J\tclr;E: f.'h.ov~d. loo::

to the \"Wrds ~:.nd ~:.t~.temcmtc cf the kct P.nd riOt to tho

intention c:f the'! discu.r::Eiens in Farli<::..r:'cn·~ KLGn

the lEGislation.

I menticl:.E:-0. tl1e case of j'oh.n t.Tor:C:J.ii: Cm:~.<.n ;;..r. (t::,~ repc1··;; o-~

9 Juu.c rei·ers) ,;lJ.O yr:as sGntenceC. on 1-.onday, 8th J\o\-e:rir· er~

to ten ~"c:-~:rs itJpr·isonr.;r,;nt; by Yr. cTur~tice J.'cJ..:fc::-d.

Step:wnson c-.t the Old }~:;.il0:Y. I mr::ntio~ed to Goult~r

that in the courf:.:e of r.:;y v:Lcit to Cc~H-~\y&n he h2d b~cn

· particula:.~ly c.n::::icuo th&.t the ir:f'o:r.·L.fi",. io~ lie bad :z:,aC:.u

nvailatle to the polj_ce on IRA ~:..c. t.iYitics r.J10-:.~lcl not: 1:;c

mentionG~ at his trial.

• Ee lH::'(~ !,otco. r'::l"r,rbJ UitJ.cl() '\..o <::t1. Jfj.c;h }ut.c11(::!1.Cr-:n-C

corr(~Gr)c.l1dGnt \\-hich incJie:':~-~Gd thgi; the- I.'jini r:t81~ l1f:;u1.

"om))")""E c.' r -"..I,,,, .. , .J )-'("> '--' _ ('" . ~ . , cl..L. I .... 1:.;- I. V ..,J. _

hf::.d lJecn achi.<':vec1 by hil'1BOJ.i' for I!.'~,sh fis}Jr;:r'n:en p..nd

tl10 lir·,::.tcd Echif\T(Wont O~~ ~:ho :F'cre:LpJ f{ec:;~'t::~ -'tjtu:-~" for

about the v2.1id~,ty of the pC'int p fA8 he thm.:.r;nt tlie.t the

concJ i ticHO =:or :!.'i[;JLC'rl~·e:l h"o;.'th 0:" 80'.;:.-(;_1 ci' '~hG uorc:.c:~·

",-m.!ld (.le: t~ie f~Hl('.0, he c.ond.('~Gl·eG. tim:i; 7.~lC occl::'.f;ion c:oc.J/.

have bE-~n an O})})o~:·t\J.ni.ty ]:OI' ,U15 to iJ8.VG [;.OUSfl-t; to 81.'21.l<::..r;cc:·

the posi i.::i.on of J:~Gr';;~wnJ. J::'elB.n::i. 18 intGY.'oE''G eo '\-IE;: cit

'" ' .. , .... o·~c,.. '" ;. ... -: ;: "W"\. • • • ..L .. ~.::.: .rl'.f ~ ,Y.: .-f: n .J· Ju.... l." (~L.L ...... _ '- .......... ~ V'v

&bu~t Eorth/So~~h cooperation

C!.'osn lorder trudoe o t J::c.mllf.'c1y f S r;t:r;.t(:.lJ1Gl-:t, 't!11:~ ch be c o118~d.p.rt.;d l?.fl CODc!'e'~(\

an.d, IJ!'8.cti.of.l ~ mieJLt be r1::U~8 ·,~. ~;d by the G-o~rt.'n)lnE-~n::;.

decision cl' t!.!.f; Ccc.::''''t:; of !_pl'e::~.

lib:.:ly thc.t Ce.htll ,.: ould tn.h~ e -the Ir}~ .. ttc:.':' on e.J-'p(~£·~ 1.:0 t.\.

h:i.Gher c ou.r~ f3..S it, apPGr:.rEcl pr'i.l:.1G fr:::.cie t.hc~.t JJord t1\:Et~.(;J

G·ibGo!'l. hc:.d ·iJa.cECi L:ln jUo.C:r-:r,;ent on tlH': Ilj!1'tc;n':vi.c:.'l of

ParJ . . 11 • ., -' • 1 . 1 .J • . .:u:u.nen", :'I..n r8.i:.f::l.l'J.g tn0 cOTGJ.)E:nsr-".l;~Lon E.{;:u::: e. ~:iOl1o On.e of the funQar.i~:ntlJ.l rules rq;c:lrc,inr..:; the I!;:h;;:::--y;rc -~,s.:'.;i_(':;:.

of Stat'l1tED b~; the:: Courts 5.8 tba.t the J\tagE: Ehould. 100:-:

to the \" ords 8.ud ~tstelTt(mtG c:f the Act and not to the

intention of' the: discnsEions in Farli[:;.r~'E:n·~ KliGn

the lEGislation.,

I merLi:·ic~.ec1. the case of j'ohn <.io f3'cph Cur..[-"l\' r...J. (t:S' report 0':--

9 JUti..e refers) KilO ·,:as sen.tencE.d on Eonear, 8th J\'o\-e:r.r·er ~ to ten ''''''--')'8 .; """-r": ~OliM'erl--:~ 1),,- }'j:'P .i'u<.<l.·:~ .... e 'J.~",,'1 ~J.~o""'d ... ct:~~ ..LlUJ.J,.L.\r...J ... u.!. .,L .. v ./ ..... U _J .,I...\".. # 'C._ • .i.

Stephcnson t'.t the Old n2.iley.. I mention6d to G oult~r

that in tb.G cmu' be of m~r v:i.sit to C8 ~)[ ... 't;an he hs.d beo11

. particu.la:.~ly c.!L,:iot<s thc.t t}JC inf'ox'L.a-',.ion be had t.iac.u

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had G:ixen the polic<J o:r: !'\;( n:L th of detc-..:i.J_ 11 u hov. t cthc.· ::.

in\~olYcd... In tbo cov.rsc of tlJC trial i·G E'.r:;cx·o:d th!:' J.;

CehaYrul, as bo &dtnii.-~ed to r;.o c.t Eri):tor:\l -..:ac o. n1er:.bc:·

~id not l.,cn-l;ion t hi:..; to r.:o 9 th:1. ... .; he: b c..d b e ert ~::c1 :-'G to

· Ireland t"rico or.:. trc.iuin(; c:ot.Ll'r,e s and Fr..e irwtracted On ..,..,OT ~·o -.-, J -· ,. J · v r'"' -· _ .. , . .d ,·; , , J.J, " _c .:. J !Cc.1 •. : ..:.r: ..... ;;

c.nd boc by i1~c...p s a~ld. hO\: ..!.;o u s e rlf1f: ~> P r .c:.ch::.ne Cl~_r.:.s

and. other ' ·?"G<::.lJOuC e

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COll:.r':-l~ . .-(0 thf~ f.: C ntc:n C! c ~:., ITo

the l.ettE',J:"e :!•(:' GG5.vE·d E.t i.hf.

f:.lGO f:H3:Lcl t.hc.t ::i.n !Jir..:. :t:y of

-n·,.,. .... 1r {· ..~.··1·r· 1 ~(· J .. ,_,..,;: .. , -:-11'""_,_ ·i-,., ..... ,., r "'"'PJ~')~· cll ,.,·c1.". C r.r..··,.<·,c:·:·r, ,..., V '-'A.. -.> •·· · \ ·~ · •. • ~'-·.J.· """ "-.J v c.:... 4..' ~- .J.. c:..,:...... r .. } · ~ . ""' C;. •· - - ---- ""'-' ~~

:frorr! Br:ttr;:.. ~:..lJ.

credent ~ - <:.lo E.c r:oon. ~. u po;;;~ c::..blc hu.t , .• J>.C.. 1 . "\., . . b 1 b .t• • h Ci..L.:..:.:tcu -c~,.,. n0ot:~:ti a nu:::..t<:.. J.c fo:::--: ~n.l __ c ec~.ucc o..<: "· c .

Goultr lronC:cr~d if' [.t forr.:t .. :.ln could noi be found bu. t acc3.<::d trw:~

t'~-:·!.f:: •.·~,.C:J' ..,, ...... '---:7:+r- l" "\...r._. _.·.nc-- ·"t•',-..~. ,r·', -<·h nt c: rr.·1c~ ~-:r>1er lC''c'' .J_.- '~ "· ~ . .;.!. v •"'" L'- •""(., l , c. • ..!. lJ ',- ._. o , G;. j ·'•- o..J. ll-0.._- J •' ·-•

. The: J?ore::':.-(~11 Offico bc.\:-c in..strv.ctcc1 thc:Lr I~;::.ba~e:y· in

J)n.l:,] in to ir:..Yi to a croup of 'J.'})L on t"lil of2:'icic.J. vi&i.t to

\r.TestcinSt(~l'" ~mel ·che invi tc:ti0ll8 r.;boulcl iE8U.C ·pithin t}: c

nc):t couple

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invited. on thh.~

The sa.r:-tc nuraber I undcrEtcnu be:~nc;

OCCc."',.Sion.

In the co~tf'::'t o~ tho feu ccr.'r:.(:nts c.bout tho :Eritid.1.

_l're~d.C:Gncy of tho Cc: .1 ::t=.nit~· GouJ.ty :;:>(:i,.:::.r1-:ec. on 1-:hr~t r ... c ttn.dcrr.·0ooc!. n:s the 11 stl·a:::.r,eci. J."elo.tj.orJsl!ip" te-~i : E:r.· n tl:c

in tb& rcJ.D.tionship bas energcd partly bec":u;,c of the

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had Gi \:-e!1 the l')olica of !',;( al i;h of detcdJ_" o.bou.t otrLE )' :: .

j .n\-olYcd" In the cOIJ.rsc of the trial it E.T:;Gx'O?;d th~ t

. C'ena'"1"B.Jl g a .... be £"dlnit'ccd to [;.0 et Eri}:tor:.\'I -..:aG D. n1GL"lbo:,:'

of ::':tnn J?0 iH f.md the })IF..r.

&id no'c l i~cntiol.1 thi:..: to r::o? thc:~ he bE..d l") ee r~ EeLt to

. Irelc.uc1. tv;icc or.:. -crciuinG 00Ul'[.; G8 and Fee irwtructed

on hOH to

(~oult'\} ") .. p-l!'·cY· .... r.,d bY"! c.l.:'1 ,-'-' ..... . .J.. ....... \.:; ... .J~ \..J ___ \l(

COll1: .... I..:.-(c.;; the ~rlltc:nCe[:o

the ::..et.:.:;c Z-8 reC!<:; ~:<\'E'd E. t

G·o\).l ts Gcj.d

ITo also 88 id thc,t -\.1~~ .. P~r~1(-n (~~~c~ _... . •• \" J_ ~~_ .j_ ..... _' __ .. ..;

r~c .. o.,

cr8dent~. t~,lc t:;(" "'001) (c' 'tIo<"c"' "b] C 1)" * -lhs::t t1-1ere \;:af2.: ~cr .... o ~ ... t..J \ ,1 • t:.lJ l ,' .... ' ''''''''...... . . .v. 1,,; v#'. _ _

to re~er to the Fres~fienticl C0m~is8i0D6 G-oult~ ..

"foueered :Lf a forr.:r ... '.ln c:ou.ld not be found bu.t aeo.eel ";;nD:';

tr.:.~.s ,~,,;.c a I:'1:l-:;tSl"' cc:!il1[; cin_.lt lri i.;h at Q rr.;J.cn. J:i!..Cher lcvc: ..

. The )3'OrE':::.(';ll Offico !Jc,\-c instru.ci;€c1 thc:Lr I~i.::be.e8;Y· in

Dublin to il':.,,-i te a croup of 'l'})c 011 un oi.':!:·icicJ. visi.t to

\t.r6etl;::inst(~1'" and the invi t&.tiOl18 8boulcl iESu.e 'Eithin the

ney-t couple

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~cr the ~ro~p c~ si~ TDs ~ho

illv_·H · ea.~ 011 ~['1.L~~~ OCC'C'l"on " _ v.~ C;,... ..

In the co~.Jc{-,;::t o~ the feu ccr.'r:.onts c.bouJc the Eritid~

).>-res:1.QGncy of the CCl:"c\.i.nity GouJ.ty l'(! ;,.:~.rkEC. on I-~h:;.!.t he

t\ndcrr.·~ooc. n~s the "st2'air\.(:!Q re16.t:!.orJsl!ipl1 be-~,:ef.·n the

in th& relationship has ODcrged partly beca~so ef the

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H.cv ievl S i; c. fi' ( bcsc~ <l c. t DN: n::.r..;: fJ1:J~c o·(;) e.ncl the

and

function~ 'l'h e l lo:cc i c;n

~.t.differc· vcc tm-~<::.rdD tlw ; .. ·o:rcig n Office case an.cl soroo

press re:Ccre.ncE.:G o:!.! the rc-v-::!.e::-, p:::~ticularly irl tho

Jn c convc:csc'.tion. c::olr!ctivJe r:...GO \d.th }·):o J-:icJw.c-1 J?inn,

!n:.:"'orl;.n.tion O:.'ficc:,.- e.t the C:i.v:'Ll Scr\rico I;ope..rtr:,c·n:c 9

I untierstoocl thr~.t Dl~. crtic1c pul::L~:.r.:l-'~ed on tb:i.r: su-::>jec·;;

of Septc~ber in tbc Guarf lau by

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